multithreading - VB.NET: Anonymous function to new thread -

i have code:

public sub submit(     byval reasonid integer,      byval email string,      byval message string )     '[argument validation code here]     emailcontroller.sendmail(reasonid, email, message) end sub 

i want spin off in new thread submit() returns right after creating , start thread.

in c#, this:

new thread(() => {         emailcontroller.sendmail(reasonid, email, message) }).start(); 

how do in vb.net?

new thread(sub() emailcontroller.sendmail(reasonid, email, message)).start()